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WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2018
French judges halt €2 million in subsidies for Marine Le Pen's party amid EU funds misuse probe
French judges investigating an alleged misuse of EU funds by Marine Le Pen's far-right party have decided to block €2 million of state subsidies due to be handed out to the party, Le Pen and a judicial source said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2017
Twitter halts verification process, calling it 'broken' amid flak linked to white supremacist rally
Twitter Inc. is halting its system for verifying users' identity, saying the process has become "broken" and in need of repair.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 5, 2017
Parental abduction victims hold rally to push for joint custody rights
Parents deprived of their children held a rally Friday to push for introducing joint custody to the Japanese legal system and to raise awareness of the plight faced by their offspring when marriages fall apart.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2016
LDP and Komeito to boycott massive anti-U.S. rally Sunday in Okinawa
Despite protesting the murder of a local woman and calling for revisions in the U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, local Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito officials will not take part in what may be the biggest Okinawan anti-base rally in nearly two decades.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2015
Thousands rally in Nippon Budokan Hall for constitutional change
Thousands of people packed Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Tuesday in support of revising the pacifist Constitution while pledging to collect 10 million signatures favoring their cause.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2015
Supporters demand security bill protesters be released following 'unjust arrests'
Supporters of protesters who were arrested for obstruction of justice during a rally against the government's security legislation demanded Friday that they be released immediately and decried their "unjust arrest."
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 1, 2015
Ku Klux Klan gets OK to stage pro-Confederate flag rally at South Carolina Capitol
The Ku Klux Klan plans to hold a pro-Confederate flag rally at the South Carolina Capitol, where a man was arrested on Monday night in a confrontation with anti-flag protesters over a symbol associated with slavery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 13, 2015
Wall St. bounces back in broad rally; bank shares gain
U.S. stocks rose in a broad rally on Thursday, bouncing back from two straight days of losses, helped by a weaker dollar and a rally in banking shares.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2015
Kiev points finger at Russia after blast kills two at rally; four suspects arrested
Kiev said it had arrested suspects who had been armed and instructed in Russia in connection with a blast that killed at least two people Sunday in a crowd at a pro-Ukrainian rally far from eastern Ukraine's war zone.

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